Shoe clamp



June 1 1926. 1,586,981

E. W. ENTRIKEN sHoE CLAMP iled 001'.. 30, 1923 I Strana* iisI Patented June 1, 1926.

@FFME- EMMETT W. En'rarknn, on elimineren, MARYLAND.

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This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in shoe holding clamps, particularly designed to be connected to a shoe shining stand so as to retain the foot and shoe of a person from accidentally slipping or moving olf the stand. .5

Another object of this invention is the provision of a shoe clamp adapted to be secured to a shoe shining stand and capable of being adjusted vertically and longitudinallyto permit it to be readily fastened to various Vsized shoes to retaink the latter against yaccidental displacement from the stand.y c

Astill further object of this invention is the provision of a shoe clamp permanently secured to a shoe shining stand and so constructed'as to permit it to be raised and lowered verticallywith relation to the foot plate of the stand and moved longitudinally relaf tivey to said shoe supporting plate so that said clamp may be fastened to a shoe at differentpoints and retain said shoe against slipping from said stand.

e A still further object of the invention is the provision of a clamp lcapable of being secured to a shoe shining stand and located wholly beneath the foot rest ofI thev stand so as to be out ofthe way and not formany obstructionsduring vthe shining process of theshoes resting ,on the stand.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a shoe clamp for shoev shining sta-nds, which can be manufactured at a comparatively small cost and easily applied to any of the known stands now in use.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the drawing, and claimed.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the foot plate of a shoe shining stand showing parts of my invention in dotted lines and its applica-tion with relation to a shoe supported on the stand,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of my improved shoe clamp as made in accordance with this invention.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a support of a shoe shining stand commonly found in all shoe shining parlors,

`Application filed October '30,. 1923. Serial No. 671,685.

and this stand is provided atits upper end with a shoe supporting vplate 6, and upon this shoe supporting plate the shoes of a person are supposed to rest while being shined. Heretofore during the process of shining the shoes indicated by the character a in the drawing, it was impossible to retain th'evshoe 'on the plate 6, and to overcome this serious objection has been the thought 'and aim of the present invention.

The present invention includes in its construction a collar or band 7, which is `secured tc the stand 5 by suitable fastening meansS, such as bolts, screws, or the like, and this collar or band is provided with supporting ears 9 inY which is pivotally secured at one 4end as at 10, a supportingarm 11, and to the forward end of this Isupporting arm 11 is a second arm'12,l yThe arm 12 is pivot ally secured by one of its ends as at 13, to the free end of the arm 11, and these pivoted points 10 and 13, respectively,permit verti- Cal and lateral movements of the arms 11 and 12, respectively. l

To maintain the arm 11 in a substantially horizontal position, l provide a spring 111, which has one endsecured as at 15, to the collaror band 7, while its free end is normally in ,contact with the underside of the arm 1l, consequently normally urging this arm upwardly. rlfhis spring 14 has a tendency to keep the arms 11 and 12 up Ainthe direction of the shoe plate 6 of the stand 5,

the purpose of which will be hereinafterV more fully described.

To maintain the arm 12 substantially in a vertical position, and at the same time permit it to have longitudinal, recpirocating motion relative to the foot plate 6, I provide a pair of springs 1G and 17, respectively. The spring 16 has one end secured as at 18 to the upper side of the arm 11 and has its free end normally in contact with the inner side edge of the arm 12, and the spring 17 has one end secured as at 19 to the under side of the arm 11, while its free end is curved upwardly into contact with the outside, longitudinal edge of the arm 12. This relative positioning of the springs 16 and 17, respectively, normally maintain the arm 12 approximately in vertical position with relation to the stand 5, but at the same time it permits the arm 12 to be moved either inwardly or outwardly with relation to the stand 5, and the purpose of which will be hereinafterv more fully described.

To retain the shoe a against accidental displacement from the foot plate 6, I secure to the upper end of the arm 12 a clamping means 20.

This clamping means 20 comprises in its construction a rectangular housing member v21, which is pivotally secured as at 22 to the and the free ends of each pair of links are in turn pivotally secured as at 29 to the nuts 25. To rotate the screw bar 24 I have provided on one end thereof'a handle 30, and by rotating this handle in clockwise direction the clamps 27`are pulledv inwardly in the direction of eachother to contact with the side edges of the shoe sole to retain the shoe against accidental displacement from the shoe plate 6 during the process of shining.

Then the shoe shining operation is over, it is only necessary to rotate the handle 30 in counter-clockwise direction, which moves the clamps 27 away from one another and immediately frees the shoe.

Then the device is applied as illustrated in Figure 2, and a person desiring a. shine mounts the stand and places his feet on the plates 6, it is only necessary to take hold of the arm 12 and move it upwardly until it is properly positioned beneath the plate 6 and the clamps are in position to seize the particular sized sole of the shoe. The handle 30 is then turned in clockwise direction and Vthe shoe clamped to the shoe plate 6 until the shining operation is over and by a reversed motion of the handle 8O the shoe is released.

It is to be noted that the housing 21 has an area smaller than the width of the shoe plate 6, thus the entire device with the exception of the clamps 27 is located wholly within the plane of the area of the shoe plate 6. Thus, there are no parts of the device to interfere with the operation of the persons shining the shoes resting on the plate 6.

The function of the pivots 10 and 13, and springs 14, 16 and 17, is for the purpose of permitting the device as a whole to be adjusted tocompensate for shoes having soles ot various thicknesses.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a foot rest and shoe clamp, the combination with a shoe supporting stand, of a pair of arms pivotally connected together and secured to said shoe stand, a shoe clamping means pivotally secured to one of said arms, spring means to hold said arms at substantially right angles to one another, anda second spring means secured to the stand and engaging said arm to normally urge said arms and clamp in the direction of said shoe stand.

2. In a foot rest and shoe clamp, the combination of a shoe supporting member having a sole and heel engaging portion, of a pair or arms pivotally connected together by one of their ends, means for Vpivotally securing one of the arms to the shoe stand, a shoe clamp pivotally secured tothe free end of the other arm, spring means to support said arms at right angles to one another, spring means to normally urge the arms and clamp in the direction of the shoe supporting member, and means to operate said shoe clamp.

In testimony whereof he hereunto axes his signature.

EMMETT W. ENTRIKEN. 

